Saudi Arabian oil and gas drilling contractor ADES International Holding has agreed to buy rival rig firm Shelf Drilling for $379.8 million.The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 subject to customary closing conditions…
Global energy technology company SLB has acquired Stimline Digital, a cloud-based software company for the energy sector specializing in well intervention.Stimline Digital’s IDEX platform provides operators with a powerful visualization canvas…
Triton, a European mid-market investment company, has completed the acquisition of MacGregor from previous owner Hiab, formerly Cargotec.The transaction between Triton and Hiab, first announced in November 2024, was closed on July 31, 2025.MacGregor…
The merger between Repsol Resources UK and NEO Energy has been completed, creating NEO NEXT Energy as one of the largest producers on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).The joint venture is owned by Repsol E&P Group (45%) and NEO UK (55%), with a projected 2025 production of approximately 130…
Tullow Oil has completed the sale of its assets in Gabon to the Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for $307 million, exiting the African country after 21 years of operations.The transaction represents the sale of 100% of the shares in Tullow’s subsidiary Tullow Oil Gabon…
Thailand’s state-backed energy firm PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has acquired 50% of Block A-18 in the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) through a $450 million deal with Chevron's subsidiaries.The transaction, completed on July 25…
Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has signed a farm-in agreement with Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP to acquire a 40% interest in offshore Blocks G1/65 and G3/65 in the Gulf of Thailand, marking a major expansion of its regional footprint…
Exxon Mobil and Chevron's recent major acquisitions raise a provocative question: does the U.S. still need two energy titans, or might it be more efficient for the two to join forces?An $800 billion combination would certainly evoke memories of Standard Oil…
Energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement to create a leading energy services company under the name of Saipem7, which will have a combined backlog of over $50 billion.The binding merger agreement follows…
Norwegian oil and gas company Pandion Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its participating interests in three assets comprising seven production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to Inpex Idemitsu Norge, owned by Japan’s Inpex…
UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has completed the acquisition of Parkmead’s subsidiary, Parkmead E&P, securing rights for Skerryvore and Fynn Beauly prospects in the North Sea.The acquisition, announced in 2024, is worth up to $180 million for Parkmead…
MMA Offshore has rebranded to Cyan Renewables following the acquisition, and opened a Melbourne office to support Australia’s offshore wind sector.The rebrand marks a pivotal step in aligning the business with Australia’s emerging offshore wind…
Chevron’s imminent entry into Guyana’s rich offshore oilfields solves one of the biggest problems dogging the U.S. major: where its growth will come from beyond the next few years.On Friday, the U.S. oil producer closed its $55-billion acquisition…
Chevron will proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after it prevailed in a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil to gain access to the largest oil discovery in decades.Shares of Chevron were up 3.6% in premarket trading…
Perenco has completed the acquisition of the Greater Angostura producing oil and gas assets and associated production facilities from Woodside Energy in Trinidad and Tobago.The finalization of the deal, combined with Perenco’s existing operation of the Teak…